Display sign holder



June 8, 1937. c. M. WALKER 2,082,859

DISPLAY SIGN HOLDER Filed Dec. 5, 1934 INVENTOR Patented June 8, 1937LVQILUNITED STATES PATENT- Q H 1 2,082,859 DISPLAY SIGN HOLDER ChaunceyM. Walker, Detroit, Mich, assignor to s Albert R. Kimrmlck,Detroit,-Mich'. 1

Application December 5, 1934, serial No. 756,091

1 Claim. (01. 40- 129) This invention relates to improvements in holdersfor banners or signs, and has particular I reference we holder adaptedto display a sign or banner over the hood of an automobile.

An object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterreferred to, which is simple in construction, inexpensive tomanufacture, easily assembled and readily. attached to the hood of anautomobile by any person without special skill and without the use oftools or equipment.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of thecharacter referred to having retaining legs of such construction thatthey may be bent at will so as to be readily adaptable to any style ofautomobile hood.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device havingretaining legs of such flexible construction that the body portionthereof may be disposed with reference to the hood of the automobile atany desired angle.

The invention consists in the improved struc ture and arrangement ofparts and in the matter of attaching the holder to the hood of anautomobile, all of which will be more fully described hereinafter, thenovelty of which will be par ticularly pointed out and distinctlyclaimed.

In the accompanying drawing, which constitutes part of my disclosure, Ihave fully and clearly illustrated a preferred embodiment of myinvention, in which drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the radiator and hood of an automobile,Showing my improved holder in position at the forward end of the hoodimmediately behind the radiator cap.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged View, partly in section, taken on line 2-2 of Fig.1 with parts broken away illustrating the manner of adapting my improvedholder to the hood of an automobile.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modified form of the device, whereinthe body member is horizontally disposed instead of vertically disposedas illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a piece of sheet metal from which the devicemay be formed. 7

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the same piece of metal as illustrated in Fig.4, with the legs formed thereon. I

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the same piece of metal after it islongitudinally bent through the center, and the retaining bosses areimpressed thereon. n

Fig. '7 is a front elevation of a modified form of the device made froma strip of sheet metal with a bend at the top of the device instead ofalong oneedge as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 6.

Fig. 81s a section taken along the line 8-8 of Fig. 6- H2: .QHUJI} iReferring now to the drawing by characters of reference, [0, in general,designates my improved holder which is formed with parallel sides H andI2 and integral retaining legs i3 and I4.

I prefer to form the holder It by providing a rectangular piece of sheetmetal of comparatively light gauge, Fig. 4, in one end of which I saw aslot l5, Fig. 5, which slot then defines the retaining legs l3 and I4.After the retaining legs I3 and M are formed as aforesaid, I bend thesheet of metal longitudinally through the center, after which it takesthe form illustrated in Fig. 6. In order to secure the sign or banner E6to the holder I0, I employ a variety of methods, one of which is theprovision of a plurality of inturned barbs or bosses H, which are formedpreferably along the trailing edge of the holder In. It is also withinthe contemplation of the invention that the banner or sign It may besecured to the holder ID by means of conventional rivets I8, Fig. '7.

The sign or banner l6 may be Secured to the holder In either in thefactory or it may be shipped separate and apart from the holder andattached thereto immediately before the holder is positioned on the hoodof the car. It is obvious that a holder formed in the manner illustratedin Fig. 2 will exert a gripping or clutching force on the banner afterit is inserted between the sides II and I2. A holder formed in thismanner will enable the user to replace the banner or sign I6 withoutdisturbing the holder when it is in position on the hood of the car. Inapplications where a heavy cardboard or sheet metal sign or banner isemployed, it is advisable to pre-form the same with indentations orholes which are arranged to engage the inturned bosses I1 and serve asmeans to lock the sign or banner [6 against vertical or horizontaldisplacement.

In Fig. 2 I illustrate how the holder It is secured under the hood coverill of a conventional automobile. In the disclosure illustrated in Fig.2 the legs l3 and M are bent to allow the holder ID to be superimposedupon the loop member 20, which is secured to the top and back of theautomobile radiator and which loop 20 serves as the retaining elementfor the hinge rod 2| of the hood cover IS. The retaining legs 13 and Mof the holder ID are readily insertable under the hood cover 19 when thehood cover latches are released. After the retaining legs l3 and M areput in a position illustrated in Fig. 2, the hood cover latches (notshown), are fastened, whereupon the hood cover 19 exerts force againstthe legs l3 and I4 to lock them into position.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated a, modified form of my invention whereinthe body of the holder is disposed in a horizontal position. In thismodification, a sign, banner, or any ornamentalelement may be securedalong its bottom edge to the holder. Such a modification is alsopractical in cases where it is desirable to support the unsecured end ofan unusually large and heavy sign or banner. The modified form of deviceas illustrated in Fig. 3 is readily adaptableto the rear endof the hoodcover in the same manner. as is employed in attaching the holder to thefront end of the hood as hereinabove described.

It is obvious that sign holders made in the manner hereinabove describedmay be easily packed and shipped in a minimum of space, inasmuch as theycan be shipped flat and the legs can be bent into position immediatelybefore.

each leg forming a downward extension of one side'of the holder andextending between the opposed spaced edge faces of the hood portions,said legsterminating in extremities outwardly flexed. in oppositedirections whereby each leg extremity extends laterally outwards underone hoodportion by which itis frictionally held upon said radiator.

CHAUNCEY M. WALKER.

